IHPME is directly involved in the development, leadership, and sustainability of several ongoing research activities.
These cross-collaborations build bridges between the Institute’s students, researchers, faculty and a multitude of peers in national and international fields.
Learn about ongoing initiatives, connect with faculty, or find inspiration for your thesis projects with our directory.
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The Centre for Sustainable Health Systems strives to lead and support local, national, and international efforts to improve the environmental and social sustainability of health systems.
Evaluating the mental health effects of stroke in Canadian stroke survivors

Vernissage Health focuses on the inner work of leadership in health care. Through self reflection, storytelling and deep listening, emerging leaders (graduate students and recent alumni) are invited to cultivate the mindsets and awareness required to lead positive change in health care.
Funded by: TD Community Health Solutions Grant. The Michael Garron Hospital Foundation Approach: Mixed Methods/ Equity Heatmap/ Co-design This mixed-methods study aims to identify frequent users of Michael Garron Hospital’s (MGH) Emergency Department (ED) and understand their characteristics through equity […]
Funded by: TD Community Health Solutions Grant. The Michael Garron Hospital Foundation Approach: Quantitative/Matching/Regression Hospitals face significant challenges during winter due to the seasonal influx of patients with illnesses such as influenza and COVID-19, a phenomenon known as the “Winter […]
Research into the practice of physicians who provide home visits, and the quality of care provided in physician home visits.

The Canadian COVID-19 Prospective Cohort Study (CANCOV) is a platform observational study that provides a comprehensive evaluation of early to 2-year outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and their family caregivers.
Care transitions in and out of hospital are increasingly the target of health system reform in Canada. Despite the focus on care transitions, few interventions have been found to reduce readmissions or costs. Integrated models of care (IC) are evidence-based […]
This research program uses data from clinical registries and administrative databases to evaluate stroke health services provision, identify disparities in care, explore healthcare delivery via telemedicine, including Telestroke, and examine health human resources needs to allow for a data-driven redesign […]
This program of research explores various opportunities to address the barriers to timely surgical care in Canadian health systems. Projects include: Evaluation of single-entry models using administrative health data to model different types of referral networks; Understanding perspectives on the […]